Chapter 54
A banquet upon silver platters.
Artfully garnished dishes and pies, sugar sculptures glittering like jewels under the light. On the table, linen cloths embroidered with gold thread and silver candelabras. The scent of flickering scented candles brushed the tip of the nose.
Clink, Clink.
A roast peacock, taxidermied alive. Veal tenderloin topped with cream sauce made from luxury ingredients. Venison stained red from a wine marinade. A boar's head with rubies set in its eyes.
Clink,Clink.
Carp soup gleaming with the luster of strong metal. The aroma of saffron and wine. Oysters and lobster, rushed in fresh from the sea, steamed. Salmon jelly with herbs and gold leaf in a clear gelatin broth.
Clink....
Fruits preserved in sugar. White wheat bread and butter rolls. A cheese platter. Marzipan and fruit tarts. The king's wine, the wine of kings. Spiced, warm. From the Rhine, no. No. No.
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